How much would you pay for a

[BradS]

I just paid under $1000 for a 1957 Overlander. The floor needs some attention. The windows will require rebuilding. The bathroom is missing. And the shell isn't perfect. But it pulls real nice. The interior is complete with all the original hardware and lights, other than the missing bathroom. I even got the 4 matching baby moon hub caps.

There are some great trailers out there and you dont need to spend 3500 for a good shell. Id look some more

[Namaste Mama]

Yeah, this is the same one I was looking at in the begining of this thread. I did offer the guy $500 and he said it was an insult. LOL. I am still looking, because I need to accomodate more for sleeping gutted is appealing to me, but I would love to restore one and make it pretty. ;0)

I have responded to a couple ads on the classifieds and no one has bothered to respond back, I suppose they just don't want to sell.

[my1ststream]

I agrre with Melody. It simply has no value until it is made useable. It may be worth the resale price of parts, or scrap aluminum....but $3500?????????????????????????

[hampstead38]

I love the whole "insulted" routine. Any time you sell something via the Internet or some other venue, you are going to get lowball offers on occasion. Sometimes it's people bottom fishing; other times it's people making legitimate offers on an overpriced item. The other day I watched an episode of "Pawn Stars." The guys who run the place do a pretty good job making low offers... but keeping it friendly and business like.

If I a guy is going to get his underwear in a twist over an offer, just walk away. As for an empty shell, if I were doing this thing all over, I might pay $1000 or a bit more, but not much... and that is coming from a guy who wanted to gut the interior from the very beginning. Heck, I'm not sure my empty Overlander is worth much... despite the refurbished frame, new floor, new axles, new wiring, new lights, new AC/heat pump, new furnace, new water heater, new Fantastic fans, etc.

I hear what you are saying about an empty shell. I love the room, the natural light and feeling of the shell empty. I know it's going to feel more crowded as we frame things in... but that's the price we gotta pay.

[professorbol]

He did you a favor by turning you down! Look elsewhere! you will find a very nice travel trailer ready to tow, for about half of what you'd spend to finish that project.